Bio

Vlad Bulkin understands the unique needs of business development companies (BDCs) and registered closed-end funds (CEFs). From fund formation to capital raising activities, he brings industry-leading experience to clients at any stage. He has extensive transactional experience for BDCs and CEFs, including public and private securities offerings and strategic transactions. Vlad taps into his deep regulatory and transactional knowledge to advise a broad range of clients, including BDCs, CEFs, private investment funds and other financial services firms. For BDC and CEF clients, he is well positioned to counsel them on establishment and operational matters, as well as regulatory and compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. He regularly works with alternative investment managers on developing permanent capital structures for their various asset classes. Vlad frequently works with issuers and underwriters on a broad range of public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. His experience includes initial public offerings (IPOs), Rule 144A offerings, shelf offerings, at-the-market offerings (ATMs), registered direct offerings, high-yield bond offerings, convertible debt offerings and rights offerings. Public companies rely on Vlad to help navigate corporate governance and compliance matters. He regularly advises on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting obligations and other securities laws, including Section 16 compliance, Rule 10b5-1 plans, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Rule 144 and the listing requirements of the NYSE and NASDAQ.